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The '''Marri Expedition''' of 1880 | |||
Also known as the Expedition against the '''Murrees''' | |||
== Marri Field Force == | == Marri Field Force == | ||
9th Royal Artillery | *9th [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
*2nd Batt [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Rifles]] | |||
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] | |||
*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]] | |||
*[[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkha Regiment]] | |||
*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkha Regiment]] | |||
==Historical books online== | |||
*[https://archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas03indi#page/140/mode/2up "Expedition against the Marris in 1880"] page 141 ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: Volume III Baluchistan and the First Afghan War''. Compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters India. 1910 Archive.org | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/campaignsonnorth00nevi#page/88/mode/2up “Side issues of the Second Afghan War: The Marris, 1880”] page 89 ''Campaigns on the North-West Frontier'' by Capt H.L.Nevill, Royal Field Artillery. 1912 Archive.org | |||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Marri Expedition 1880]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:11, 25 September 2015
| Marri Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 17 October-6 November 1880 | |
| Location: | Kohlu District, Baluchistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 29.300004°N 68.901592°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribe | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Marri tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen C.M.MacGregor | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
The Marri Expedition of 1880
Also known as the Expedition against the Murrees
Marri Field Force
- 9th Royal Artillery
- 2nd Batt 60th Rifles
- 3rd Punjab Cavalry
- 2nd Sikh Infantry
- 4th Gurkha Regiment
- 5th Gurkha Regiment
Historical books online
- "Expedition against the Marris in 1880" page 141 Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: Volume III Baluchistan and the First Afghan War. Compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters India. 1910 Archive.org
- “Side issues of the Second Afghan War: The Marris, 1880” page 89 Campaigns on the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill, Royal Field Artillery. 1912 Archive.org